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South African Jean Visser is one of them (#247). He has some experience in EMX250, he raced the first two GP's of the season on a Husqvarna but failed to qualify.
hmmm a guy seconds to slow to qualify in emx as the testrider?
Jean Visser - Kove Factory Team: "I am ready to prove the doubters wrong."
A lot more Kove MX bikes would sell if they were red. If they can’t figure that out they may not be all that successful.
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What if the Chinese aren't entering the EMX world to win the 2027 championship? What if they are entering to prove that the Kove 250 can be raced, just like the established mfgs' bikes, week in and week out, without constant bike failures? What if their whole goal is to prove the bike is reliable enough and that there is enough factory support to warrant the everyday Joe in the US or in the Philippines to go out and buy their bikes? The Chinese are coming. They started out copying IP in almost every industry. But there are rooms full of engineers over there reverse engineering components from every industry. They are learning and advancing. If you've been there you'll know, they are extremely technologically advanced. They absolutely ARE the Japan from the 60s and 70s.
Just double checked and the 2026 MX250 has a KYB fork and a Yu-An shock... So they are part way there. I'm confident you are on to something though, their race bike will be KYB shock too, bet on it.
Its really just whether or not the Zongshen motor can build the HP, and if so, can it survive?
Anodized teal rims would go hard on that bike.
My KTM 500 has not needed valve adjusting in 150hrs and many go 300+ hours without needing adjusting. It's also nowhere near the same class of engine that Factory KTM wins motos with. All this insta shows me is that Kove appears to be heading in the right direction as far as consumer level reliability goes.
The only way they'll get race ready is to start the process, and bring a heavily modified YZ250F along to dyno against. When they start pushing towards the same HP numbers and stop blowing up engines they'll be in a good spot.
I remember some talks on Ford and Mopar planning to build bikes too (because "MOBILITY" and "ASIAN MARKETS")... what happened to that? or am I misremembering something?
The early models came with teal rims. It was a little overkill with the teal frame but might look better on the new ones.
I like it, but I think anodized would be better than that flat powercoat look. Plus with graphics on top of it, with red accents would be sick
250 hours? Side cases and frame rails look pretty good. Sus. Was he riding every day?
On his account he gets the bike beginning of June '24 and the teardown is the end of February of '25. If he pulled that off, I am jealous. This guy hasn't a job but riding his 250 every other day.
Excellent news
Jubal rides multiple times a week usually. He's a freelance marketing guy, travels around a lot, remote working and making content for several motorcycle industry companies.
If Kove made an airplane, would you book a flight?
before a 737 max? Yea probably.
Most of the components in your car (electrical and otherwise) are made in China, yet you don't bat an eye driving 75mph on a crowded interstate.
Yeah Jubal is super legit.
What about Bajaj?
Pit Row
He's ass and I am jealous. He is only an ass because I am jealous. I have no idea who he is but I am jealous that he can ride so much he can put 250 hours on a bike in six months.
What a dick!
There's a Youtube channel that takes apart Chinese motorcycle motors. Bearings come from Japan, other components from Germany. They only make what they can make affordable. Granted that's Cases, Rod and Piston...
The Kove is probably fine, I’m still not gonna buy one. It is awesome that China is actually gonna support a team. It could use some upgraded graphics and a better color.
Am I the only one that actually likes the colour of the Kove? It's unique too, we already have enough red bikes
People have been finding Chinese bearings in the 26 KTMs already
I’m not a fan of the teal color, I’m sure others are. Like I said earlier, red sells. I don’t care if it’s a car, boat or dirt bike, red is a popular color. I’ve seen pics of red Kove’s but couldn’t find it on their website.
Jubal Brown is faster than 99% of the fellas in here shitting on the Kove.
Could've sworn I've seen a white one early on . They should go with that .
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